Minority firms are spread in 59 counties all across Minnesota. Hennepin County has the largest number of minority businesses, 19, 399 firms, followed by Ramsey County with 9506 firms. 29 counties had at least 100 minority businesses.

Minority businesses were in 29 percent of all counties in 2007. Now they are in 68 percent of all counties. In the 2007 survey the data could not be established for over 30 counties. This is not the case in 2012.